Gratitude and Joy

Day 307 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – The Internet

To me, the benefits outweigh the consequences. I couldn’t work remotely from a place I love without it.

Arizona, Gratitude and Joy

Day 306 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Clean Windows

He and his assistant, Ashley, arrived with buckets and squeegees and assorted tools of their trade and proceeded to easily erase the gloom of the monsoonal storms.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 305 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Nothing

Here in the desert, except for the occasional howl or bark of a coyote, there is no sound at all outside my open window. Nothing! Absolute stillness.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 304 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Fancy Little Things

The little extras that we include in our trips, the fancy little (and often useful) souvenirs we bring home that remind us of the joys we’ve experienced, bring us great joy.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 303 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Simplicity

In a world filled with complication, I realized the things I truly loved to do were all fairly simple.

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Day 302 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – The Chill in the Air

For most of the rest of the country, fall means breaking out the boots and sweaters. For us, it’s those sleeves and maybe the occasional errand in shoes instead of flip flops.

Gratitude and Joy, humor

Day 301- A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Laugh ’til You Cry

Choose your humor, plunk out a few letters and, “Voila,” a gut-busting joke appears on your screen to cheer you up or share with others. 

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Day 300 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Paperwork

It took about a week of full-time computer work to get it done. The follow-up was about six hours ...

Enzo, Gratitude and Joy

Day 298 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – New Friends

The two of them wrestled and frolicked under the table while we ate dinner and chatted the evening away.

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Day 297 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Stress

For most people, the stress of change is horrifying, for me it’s exhilarating.